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- Title
On the breeding phenology of the common housemartin Delichon urbicum in Guelma city (northeast of Algeria).
- Authors
KHALED, Assia; FENGHOUR, Hind; BARA, Mouslim; ATOUSSI, Sadek; ROUAIGUIA, Meriem; REGGAM, Asma; HOUHAMDI, Ines; OUAKID, Mohamed-Laid; HOUHAMDI, Moussa
- Abstract
The common house martin Delichon urbicum is a nesting migratory species in Algeria. In Guelma, it nests regularly in Hakim Okbi Hospital (an old building in the city center) with a colony of 352 nests. Monitoring the breeding biology of this passerine here showed that the species nests twice per year, in March-May and June-July. The characteristics of nests and eggs are similar to those recorded in other parts of the country. The number of eggs and their characteristics in the first brood are greater than the second (e.g. length was 19.48 mm in first brood then decreasing to 12.73 mm in the second). The weight and width were respectively 1.63 g and 17.98 mm in the first brood, versus 1.46 g and 12.15 mm in the second. A monitoring plan is imperative for this species in Algeria in order to sustain a dynamic population of martins.
- Subjects
GUELMA (Algeria); HOUSE martin; PHENOLOGY; BIRD breeding; BIRD migration; BIRD reproduction
- Publication
Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France, 2021, Vol 146, Issue 3, p123
- ISSN
0037-962X
- Publication type
Article